ACLU critiques planned LAPD discipline changes

ACLU critiques planned LAPD discipline changes

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles City Council is close to finalizing a new policy for police disciplinary panels to include more regular citizens, the American Civil Liberties Union and some other groups released a report Thursday critical of some of the proposed changes.

The City Council earlier this month voted to have the city’s attorneys draft a proposed ordinance that would give Los Angeles police officers facing possible discipline the option of appearing before an all- civilian review board, or the current and only option of two command-level officers and a civilian….